2009 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 22, 2009 · Arrowhead Stadium

Pittsburgh Steelers

Kansas City ChiefsWinner

PIT -10.5 upsetO 39.5 ✓Steelers closed -10.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Kansas City Chiefs 27–24 — decided on the final possessions.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · PIT

Ben RoethlisbergerQB

32/42, 398 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT

10.7 expected points added · +16.5% completion over expected

Passing · KC

Matt CasselQB

15/30, 248 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

-3.5 expected points added · -10.0% completion over expected

Rushing · PIT

Rashard MendenhallRB

21 att, 80 yds, 0 TD

-0.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · KC

Jamaal CharlesRB

17 att, 58 yds, 0 TD

-0.8 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · PIT

Hines WardWR

10/14 for 128 yds, 1 TD

33% of team targets · -0.6 expected points added

Receiving · KC

Chris ChambersWR

4/6 for 119 yds, 0 TD

20% of team targets · 4.2 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ben Roethlisberger	32/42	398	3	2	3	10.7
Charlie Batch	1/2	17	0	0	0	1.4

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Rashard Mendenhall	21	80	3.8	-0.1
Willie Parker	6	24	4.0	0.0
Mike Wallace	1	5	5.0	-0.4
Ben Roethlisberger	1	4	4.0	-1.1
Mewelde Moore	2	1	0.5	-1.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Hines Ward	10	14	128	1	33%	-0.6
Heath Miller	7	8	95	1	19%	5.1
Santonio Holmes	7	10	86	0	23%	3.2
Mike Wallace	2	3	47	0	7%	-1.3
Rashard Mendenhall	4	5	36	1	12%	4.2
Willie Parker	1	1	11	0	2%	0.4
Matt Spaeth	1	1	7	0	2%	0.4
David Johnson	1	1	5	0	2%	0.1

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Tyrone Carter	7	1	0.0	0
Ryan Clark	3	2	0.0	2
Ike Taylor	4	1	0.0	1
James Harrison	3	1	1.0	0
Lawrence Timmons	2	1	1.0	0
William Gay	3	0	0.0	0
Nick Eason	2	0	0.0	0
LaMarr Woodley	2	0	2.0	0
James Farrior	2	0	0.0	1
Casey Hampton	1	1	1.0	0

Kansas City Chiefs

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Cassel	15/30	248	2	0	5	-3.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Jamaal Charles	17	58	3.4	-0.8
Bobby Wade	1	8	8.0	0.6
Kolby Smith	1	3	3.0	-0.2
Matt Cassel	1	-1	-1.0	0.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Chris Chambers	4	6	119	0	20%	4.2
Lance Long	2	3	37	0	10%	2.6
Leonard Pope	2	3	26	1	10%	2.8
Mark Bradley	1	5	22	0	17%	-1.6
Mike Cox	1	2	19	0	7%	0.8
Bobby Wade	3	6	17	0	20%	-2.8
Jamaal Charles	2	5	8	1	17%	-1.1

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Brandon Carr	8	0	0.0	0
Mike Brown	4	4	1.0	0
Demorrio Williams	7	1	0.0	0
Jon McGraw	6	1	0.0	0
Tamba Hali	4	2	0.0	0
Brandon Flowers	5	1	0.0	0
Derrick Johnson	2	4	0.5	0
Jovan Belcher	4	0	0.0	0
Travis Daniels	3	1	0.0	1
Glenn Dorsey	2	1	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: PIT -10.5
Closing total: 39.5
PIT moneyline: -700
KC moneyline: +570

Steelers closed -10.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 39.5; the game landed 51 — over by 11.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Arrowhead Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 55°F, wind 5 mph
Referee: Carl Cheffers
Rest: PIT 7 days · KC 7 days
Coaches: Mike Tomlin vs Todd Haley